Week 13 Blog #1

Blog #1:

Week 13 March 28 – April 3

Monday, March 28, 2016

4p-8p 4 Hours Interned

Objective #2:

2. Will verbally demonstrate knowledge of tests included in a CMP and CBC/diff including abnormalities, what disease process they might indicate and possible signs and symptoms that a patient might demonstrate given these values.

Signs and symptoms a patient may demonstrate to have these tests ordered in relation to abnormal values:

Red Blood Cell Test

Test is ordered as part of the CBC test as part of a routine/annual check up, when an individual has recently received a new diagnosis, or is on a new drug treatment that could affect these levels. The test is also ordered when an individual shows any signs or symptoms that may be related to disorders that affect blood cells. Signs and symptoms to indicate so would include fatigue or weakness, has an infection, inflammation, bruising, and bleeding. Signs, symptoms, and disease processes related to red blood cells are anemia, hemolytic anemia, nutritional deficiency, bone marrow disease, chronic inflammatory disease, chronic kidney disease, lung disease, kidney or other tumors that produces excess erythropoiten, smoking, dehydration, living at a high altitude, genetic causes, and a rare disease known as polycrythemia.